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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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